Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen : The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era

The Victorian Age saw the transformation of the madhouse into the asylum into the mental hospital; of the mad-doctor into the alienist into the psychiatrist; and of the madman (and madwoman) into the mental patient. In Andrew Scull's edited collection __Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen__, contributors' essays offer a historical analysis of the issues that continue to plague the psychiatric profession today. Topics covered include the debate over the effectiveness of institutional or community treatment, the boundary between insanity and criminal responsibility, the implementation of commitment laws, and the differences in defining and treating mental illness based on the gender of the patient. Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era Part One: Mad-Doctors and Their Therapies Chapter Two: Rationales for Therapy in British Psychiatry, 1780–1835 Chapter Three: Phrenology and British Alienists, ca. 1825–1845 Chapter Four: Moral Treatment Reconsidered: Some Sociological Comments on an Episode in the History of British Psychiatry Part Two: Institutions and the Inmate Experience Chapter Five: A Generous Confidence: Thomas Story Kirkbride's Philosophy of Asylum Construction and Management Chapter Six: The Discovery of the Asylum Revisited: Lunacy Reform in the New American Republic Chapter Seven: The Treatment of Pauper Lunatics in Victorian England: The Case of Lancaster Asylum, 1816–1870 Part Three: Changes in the Profession and Its Orientation Chapter Eight: The Model of the Geel Lunatic Colony and Its Influence on the Nineteenth-Century Asylum System in Britain Chapter Nine: The Paradox of Prudence: Mental Health in the Gilded Age Chapter Ten: "A Hollow Square of Psychological Science": American Neurologists and Psychiatrists in Conflict Chapter Eleven: The Rejection of Psychological Approaches to Mental Disorder in Late Nineteenth-Century British Psychiatry Chapter Twelve: Victorian Women and Insanity Part Four: Psychiatry and the Law Chapter Thirteen: Liberty and Lunacy: The Victorians and Wrongful Confinement Chapter Fourteen: The Boundary Between Insanity and Criminal Responsibility in Nineteenth-Century England The Social History Of Psychiatry In The Victorian Era / Andrew Scull -- Rationales For Therapy In British Psychiatry, 1780-1835 / William F. Bynum, Jr. -- Phrenology And British Alienists, Ca. 1825-1845 / Roger Cooter -- Moral Treatment Reconsidered, Some Sociological Comments On An Episode In The History Of British Psychiatry / Andrew Scull -- A Generous Confidence, Thomas Story Kirkbride's Philosophy Of Asylum Construction And Management / Nancy J. Tomes -- The Discovery Of The Asylum Revisited: Lunacy Reform In The New American Republic / Andrew Scull -- The Treatment Of Pauper Lunatics In Victorian England: The Case Of Lancaster Asylum, 1816-1870 / John Walton -- The Model Of The Geel Lunatic Colony And Its Influence On The Nineteenth-century Asylum System In Britain / William Ll. Parry-jones -- The Paradox Of Prudence: Mental Health In The Gilded Age / Barbara Sicherman -- A Hollow Square Of Psychological Science: American Neurologists And Psychiatrists In Conflict / Bonnie Ellen Blustein -- The Rejection Of Psychological Approaches To Mental Disorder In Late Nineteenth-century British Psychiatry / Michael J.clark -- Victorian Women And Insanity / Elaine Showalter -- Liberty And Lunacy: The Victorians And Wrongful Confinement / Peter Mccandless -- The Boundary Between Insanity And Criminal Responsibility In Nineteenth-century England / Roger Smith. Andrew Scull, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References. The Victorian Age saw the transformation of the madhouse into the asylum into the mental hospital; of the mad-doctor into the alienist into the psychiatrist; and of the madman (and madwoman) into the mental patient. In Andrew Scull's edited collection Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen, contributors' essays offer a historical analysis of the issues that continue to plague the psychiatric profession today. Topics covered include the debate over the effectiveness of institutional or community treatment, the boundary between insanity and criminal responsibility, the implementation of commitment laws, and the differences in defining and treating mental illness based on the gender of the patient.